Cherokee 180 - can't comment, but I have been up behind a Dakota (235HP
Cherokee) a few times, in a Duo Discus. Apart from the weird view of the top of
the cabin it was a pleasant enough experience. We even out climbed the Glide
Omarama Fatman once!
The ground run felt long, but then I am not used to the Duo so can't compare.

OK - the tug pilot was good too, so maybe he flattered it, but the Dakota was
pretty stable.

Bruce

Ralph Jones wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:20:40 -0000, "Phil Jeffery"
wrote:

Does anyone have experience of using a Piper Cherokee 180 as glider tug and
how effective, or otherwise, it was?

I was towed by one at Hobbs long ago, and it was downright disturbing.
The towpilot (who was, admittedly, not way up there on the competence
scale) had a terrible time handling it at towing speed, and if you
held a Cherokee model in your hand and turned it this way and that,
you'd find very few viewing aspects I didn't see at one time or
another...;-)

rj